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Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic & Laparotomic Surgical Assistants Conference
BALLSAC is the first international conference for medical surgical assistants.
Held in the snowy wonderland of Rusutsu Resort, Hokkaido Japan, this conference offers a curated program of lectures designed to educate, update, and inspire medical surgical assistants on the various aspects of surgery and medicine.
Topics can include:
- CPD discussions
- Case presentations
- Emerging surgical techniques
- Pre-operative pharmacological preparation (e.g. GLP-1 receptor agonists, hypoglycaemics)
- Anaesthetic considerations and perioperative coordination
- Medicolegal issues
Beyond education, BALLSAC provides a platform for networking and professional dialogue around the evolving role of medical surgical assistants in healthcare.
Conference Dates, delegates can choose to attend either or both weeks
9th - 13th March 2026
and/or
16th - 20th March 2026
Dr Ian Hoong
Ian has been a surgical assistant since 2011. In addition to his surgical work, he collects bone marrow biopsies for a pathology company in Brisbane. Throughout his career, Ian has attended numerous conferences and has often been frustrated by the high costs and the limited content relevant to medical surgical assistants.
From 2018 to 2025, he led The Brisbane Assistants’ Guild (TBAG), a Brisbane-based educational group for surgical assistants. Ian is now expanding his focus to international medical surgical assistant education.
